BERNALILLO COUNTY WILL SOON BE IN SEARCH OF A NEW CHIEF FOR THE COUNTY’S FIRE DEPARTMENT. CHRIS CELAYA HAS NOTIFIED THE COUNTY THAT HE INTENDS TO RETIRE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER FIRST OF THIS YEAR.
CELAYA HAS RUN THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 4 OF 2015. DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER FOR HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY GREG PEREZ WILL STEP IN AS THE INTERIM CHIEF UNTIL A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT FOR CELAYA CAN HE HIRED.
